The global concern over healthcare waste management is exacerbated by a lack of awareness, inadequate training, and limited resources. The COVID-19 pandemic heightened challenges, leading to a surge in infectious waste with notable environmental and socioeconomic consequences. The intrinsic nature of medical waste poses challenges in aligning waste management with circular economy principles. Global variations in medical waste generation rates underscore disparities between low/middle-income and developed/high-income countries. A requirement of revised policy recommendations to improve the oversight of biomedical waste management. Despite the inherent risks, only 41% of healthcare waste management workers receive proper training. Exploration of innovative technologies such as pyrolysis, chemical disinfection, enzymatic hydrolysis, microwave, plasma, and torrefaction as alternative disposal methods. Green healthcare facilities not only avoid harm but also enhance well-being and contribute to environmental restoration.